yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] projectshadow:
Is there any way to install the ROM by ADB command?

Or convert the ROM to zip (recovery) or fastboot?

if there is a way to convert i like to know.

I want to return to the original version (U8510-1 V100R001C02B827 (Portugal Vodafone))

Not working on my phone:

bluetooth

compass
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snafx:
Well, I tried to root my u8510 using the method of "mngt135". But I have a problem: when is was in Android system recovery menu and choose "apply update from sdcard", when starts do install appears an error:

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

What can I do?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcpk:
Does someone have the huawei u58510 malaysia firmware to upload in some mirror, please? modacco/huawei links broken :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcpk:
Does someone have the huawei u58510 malaysia firmware to upload in some mirror, please? modacco/huawei links broken :(

Sorry, double post was unintentional.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jensma:
The IDEOS X3 will be released in germany next week for just 99€. Since I bricked my LG today, I'm going to get a X3. Any chance about rooting it :/?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snafx:
How to unlock?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tito_puente:
Any news on this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabiotaugusto:
Did you managed to reeinstall the original Vodafone ROM after having the U8650 ROM? How have you done it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabiotaugusto:
Any news about the compass, blutooth problem?

Installing this U8650 ROM does the phone unlock to any network Sim Card? If not, anyone know how to do it?

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auto99:
Hallo

Ich habe es genau so gemacht wie mngt135 beschrieben hat und es geht einwandfrei.

Alles funktioniert sogar der Compass geht bei mir. Das X3 ist gerootet.

MfG
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
Funktionieren auch GPS und Bluetooth? Hast du ein Backup der Originalfirmware gemacht und wenn ja, wie? Ich hätte gern die Möglichkeit zur Originalfirmware wieder zurück zu gehen. Nur, falls etwas nicht laufen sollte. Sehr interessant...

Are gps and bluetooth working? Have you made a backup of the original firmware an when you did that, how have you done? I would like to have the possibility to go back to the original firmware in case of something did not work. Very interesting...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildgunman:
also bei mir klappt das iwie nicht... wenn ich auf sd softwareaktualisierung gehe, startet das handy nur neu und das wars...:mad:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arti8:
can anyone make a screenshot or a video of the recovery menu after the flash of u8650 pls? I have made a backup of the original Boot and System so i wanna ask if its possible to mount system in recovery mode.

Edit:

In the root method which mngt135 describes, u can can install an update.zip in the recovery.

I could make a update.zip which flash back to the original firmware but i just wanna see a pic of the recovery menu.

If someone could post some it would be very nice
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arti8:
I have made a update.zip of the original Firmware from the ideos x3 which i bought in germany. It is the U8510-1V100R001C169B831.

I have not tried it yet cause i have still the original rom.

It should be possible to flash back with the update.zip and then use the root zip.

So you will theoretically get the original rom with root.

As always, i am not responsible for any damage cause to your phone!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildgunman:
It says: signature verification failed, Installation aborted
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arti8:
Ty for your try. I will see what i can do.

If any1 knows a solution pm me or post here^^

Edit:

It would be very usefull if any1 could make a video or a screen of the recovery menu.

@wildgunman :

can't u disable verification in recovery menu? i havent seen the recovery so i can't say much about it .

Is it like clockworkmod?

Edit2:

Its maybe beacuse we need a patched recovery thats why we cant install roms this way
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildgunman:
there is no cwm recovery for the u8510... only stock recovery...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arti8:
y thats the problem now i dont know the recovery
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auto99:
Hallo nochmal

Also GPS Bluethoot alles funktioniert.

Habe Backup mit Titanium Backup gemacht und das ROM mit dem Rom-Manager gesichert. Allerdings habe ich nicht probiert ob ich die alte Firmware 8510 zurück machen kann.

Aber das brauche ich nicht weil das Handy so bestens läuft.

Ihr müßt auf der Speicherkarte den Ordner dload erstellen und dann in den Ordner dload die Datei update.app (Link von mngt135) dann klappt das mit der Softwareaktualisierung

Cu
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonikosch:
Wird sicherlich funktionieren, wenn es mal ein Recovery gibt.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonikosch:
Welche von beiden Firmwaren hast du genommen ?

Which Firmware you took ? The Malaysian or the Spain ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
Und vor allem, läuft das Ding dann noch auf deutsch?

Does this thing run with german language after the Update?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kram3r:
Is this a german thread?

Is this a german thread?

Can't you at least do a google translation?

Should I open another thread to Ideos X3 rooting subjects?

google translation:

Ist das ein Deutsch thread?

Kannst du nicht wenigstens eine Google-Übersetzung?

Sollte ich einen anderen Thread zu Ideos X3 Verwurzelung Themen?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auto99:
Hallo

ich habe das von Malaysia genommen. Ist alles in deutsch und es funktioniert alles.

GPS, Kompass, einfach alles. Ich habe es jetzt 4Tage in Gebrauch und konnte nichts negatives feststellen.

Bitte kein Neuen Thred da ich alles geschrieben habe was ich weis.

Danke

Cu auto99

Hello

I took it from Malaysia. If everything is in German and it all works.

GPS, compass, everything. I have now 4days in use and could find nothing negative.

Please no new Thred since I've written everything I know.

Thanks

Cu auto99
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derpeter:
Could somebody drop the spain / mailaysia firmware into a sharehoster the downloads from huawaei seem to be down / broken.

Would love to look into that firmware and compair it with the original one.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonikosch:
Need the malaysia firmware to
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derpeter:
So Device arrived yesterday. I looked a litte arround in the firmware and there are many strange binarys i never seen on an andorid device bevore.

i.e. iperf

They also ****ed up the permissions so i.e. 'less' cant be called.

Could somebody triey to call less on an rootable firmware?

We realy want to make a clean rom for this nice device there is many stuff we can get rid of without missing it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derpeter:
Ok i looked into the exploid and it trys to call /system/bin/vold which is missing on the stock firmware.

We cant put the bin there by ourself because its mounted readonly and we need root to remount the dir.

If somebody has a working arm compile chain we could try to change the path where it looks vor vold to /data/local where we can put the vold bin.

Maybe thats all we need to do. I wont find the time to build the toolchain until next week but if some wants to try give it a shot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
I have uploaded the malaysian firmware here. Maybe it could help to find a solution. I am astonished, that there is no possibility to root this device. What have these chinese men done?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonikosch:
Danke

Thanky you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonikosch:
You cand download the malaysian firmware here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N1TWXGW4
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tito_puente:
I downloaded the file from your given link and put it into my dropbox. Here is the link to download without any restrictions: Huawei_Firmware_U8510_(Malaysia_General).zip

Furthermore i created a MD5-Sum to check if the file is correct. Maybe somebody can confirm the MD5-Sum: 33b1509d75631339c5f6a344c08a3dc0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
33b1509d75631339c5f6a344c08a3dc0

This is the checksum of the uploaded file. Fresh generated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguelca:
Snafx, I have exactly the same problem.

My phone is a Vodafone Portugal Huawei X3.

I've read other threads (here on XDA) and I don't want to say something ridiculous... but from what I've understood some versions of this phone don't generate logcat due to some security restriction and that's why this root method doesn't work. Please forgive me if I just wrote something ridiculous...

If my memory serves me well I found this info in a Huawei U8650 thread, which roots with the same method.

What I can confirm is that my phone doesn't show any logcat on Quick System Info Pro 1.8.5 (says No log item found.) but shows dmesg.

Any help from the Gurus please? :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akademiker23:
I tried to root my german u8510 (lidl discounter):

Updated to malaysian firmware u8510(malaysia general): Rooting thru update.zip NOT working, compass working.

Then I updated to malaysian firmware u8650(malaysia general): Rooting thru update.zip DOES work, compass is bugged!

It's NOT possible to return to u8510 now! because "OEMSBL" missmatches at the update (don't know what it is).

I'm stuck at u8650 for now, but it's ok without compas, so take care!

I'm also uploading the sourcecode from huawei for u8510 and u8650 later today.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j4niS:
is there anyway to root this phone without flash to rom 8650?

thanks :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
It seems that there is no alternative possibility to root until now. I have tried all available one click rooter but there was no chance. unfortunately
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
Has someone read about Superboot and tried it out? I'm not able to find out what type the X3 is. GRI40?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derpeter:
I would be very supriesed if your X3 is an nexus one.

Its very very unlikly that a boot rom for the nexus one will fit to the X3.

And fastboot is not available on the X3 so you would ne to figure out how to flash the bootrom
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
Ok, i have dealed with superboot and I think you're right. It was only for Nexus One. Seems to be a no-go. What a pity.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] projectshadow:
For those wishing to return to the original ROM ... unfortunately still find myself looking for solutions but one of them can be made by sending the equipment for repair.

I send for repair and they made ​​the switch from inside the product.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mngt135:
Did they charge you to change the rom?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] synapze:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17547008

Support this in order to get a forum for X3.

Spread the word as the more votes, the more likely it is they will abide to our request.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bguerreiro:
Hello.

About returning to the original ROM i've found this info in another forum:

This method wasn't discovered by me. I'm only translating the info i've found in a Portuguese forum.

Install Drivers:

Since i'm not allowed to post direct links, so please use google to search for Pulse_Drivers_xp_w7_w764 from dc-unlocker

Then install this ClockworkMod Recovery.

(please remove spaces from address)

www .multiupload. com/ CONZ9XQJNF

Then enter recovery by removing battery, reinstalling and the pressing "Volume +" and "Power"

Backup original rom and then proceed to installing the U8650 Rom.

Later if one wishes to reurn to original ROM the restore via recover should be possible.

Has anyone tried this method?

BRGDS,

BG
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
Kernel debugging disabled?

I was missing LogCat output with my Huawei Ideos x3 and found this thread.

After rooting and installing the ROM U8650-1 V100R001C86B823SP05(Spain Yoigo) there is still no LogCat.

Eclipse Android SDK plugin keeps complaining:

DEBUG/MobileDataStateTracker(103): Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory

I read that this might be due to disabled kernel logging?

Ist there a ROM or any other way which makes that device talk to me using LogCat? :mad:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dunja4:
I tested it on my X3 and it works. Could someone make a backup of the original german firmware, because I have already flashed the u8650 firmware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
What is exactly working? The other ROM? Worked here as well.

Regarding other (dunno if it is aktually the original German from LIDL or sth. :)) ROM, see:

(silly posting links only if 8 posts... *gna* will describe it textual...)

google for

root-hacking-modding-fuer-huawei-ideos-x3

click first hit

then click the thread "X3 rooten?"

and look at page no. 3

exactly: post #25 (should be #post1935751)

Or maybe the kernel sources(???) from huawei helps in any way:

google for

root-hacking-modding-fuer-huawei-ideos-x3

click first hit

then click the thread "X3 rooten?"

and look at page no. 4

exactly: post #35 (should be #post1978971)

Please report back here if any of those helped you out!

---------- Post added at 03:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:21 PM ----------

Is logging working on your device?

You can check this with the free app "alogcat" from market.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dunja4:
I meant the Installation of CWR as described some posts above. With CWR now I can backup my phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
My (meanwhilst rooted with Spain Yoigo ROM) Ideos x3 does not show any logcat output as well.

It did not show these before rooting it either, which was the reason for rooting it.

I checked with market app "alogcat" but screen stays white with no logging going on.

Using "alogcat" with my HTC Desire works right from the start.

So how do we get the device to show logging?

Someone proposed compiling from kernel sources with the option set to logging.

Or finding the right thread for ROM in these Forums to get an idea how to enable kernel logging.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arti8:
Recovery is working!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
What is CWR?

Can you link me the exact post you are referring to, please?

(in case you can't link yet you could tell me page and post no. instead)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dunja4:
I mean the post from bquerreiro about installing ClockwordMod Recovery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
aaah, CMR, not CWR.... got you now! ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drduke:
Could please somebody translate the instalador.bat into english?

Especial the instructions at the top, just a short explanation of the 5 points will do it, Thanks.

echo --------------------------------------------------------------------
echo # Instalador por ZaDkYN #
echo # Instrucciones #
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------
echo $ 1Enciende tu movil en modo fastboot $
echo $ (tlf apagado pulsa volumen abajo y encendido 10S) $
echo $ 2Conecta el telefono al pc con el cable usb $
echo $ 4Espera a que el instalador instale el recovery $
echo $ 5El telefono se reniciara y ya estara listo $
echo $ Pulsa cualquier tecla para instalar... $
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------

pause

echo Borrando antiguos recovery...
fastboot erase recovery

echo Instalando nuevo recovery...
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
echo Recovery Instalado

echo Preparando tlf y reniciando...
fastboot reboot
echo Instalaccion finalizada...
pause
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akademiker23:
huawei has disabled kernel logging so gingerbreak wont work.

using the malaysian u8650 firmware you can go into recovery mode and install the su-file manually using an update.zip
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
That is a very proposing post- got some involved questions on this!

Are you saying that the used U8650-1 V100R001C86B823SP05(Spain Yoigo) ROM is of type "gingerbreak"? Sorry, no experience on this :o

Is this booting with pressed VolUp button for 14 seconds which leads to that blue BIOS-like menu?

Which su-file are you referring to in particular?

Does this mean just placing above su-file into an otherwise empty update.zip?

I can connect to my rooted device via adb shell and I see a logcat binary, but manually starting it gives me the error message as well:

$ pwd

/

$ /system/bin/logcat

Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory

$ ls dev/log

dev/log: No such file or directory

$ mkdir dev/log

mkdir failed for dev/log, Permission denied

$ su

# /system/bin/logcat

Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akademiker23:
If somebody needs the TUN/TAP kernel module for u8650/u8510:

multiupload.com/MTLZWM74FO

compiled it using huawei's sourcecode.

Works nicely for OpenVPN.

Install it:

# su

# insmod /path/to/tun.ko

Gingerbreak is an exploit to gain root access, but because the kernel logging is disabled, it cant be triggered.

Flashing another firmware is not an exploit, it has nothing to do with gingerbreak. The malaysian U8650 is simply an "unprotected" firmware where you can access root privileges when booting into recovery mode.

P.S: My compass started working again! I don't know why, but now my compass is working in U8650! Maybe it just needed some reboots?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
I used Spain Yoigo ROM for 8650 and compass works and reacts on metal nearby.

Checked it with this app and calibrated compass there:

http://www.apktop.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=Compass_v2.1.1.apk

====================

I can connect to my rooted device via adb shell and I see a logcat binary, but manually starting it gives me the error message as well:

$ pwd

/

$ /system/bin/logcat

Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory

$ ls dev/log

dev/log: No such file or directory

$ mkdir dev/log

mkdir failed for dev/log, Permission denied

$ su

# /system/bin/logcat

Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory

# cat init.goldfish.rc

gives me

[...]

# -Q is a special logcat option that forces the

# program to check wether it runs on the emulator

# if it does, it redirects its output to the device

# named by the androidboot.console kernel option

# if not, is simply exit immediately

service goldfish-logcat /system/bin/logcat -Q

oneshot

Is this the place to turn on kernel logging?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akademiker23:
Found a front-cam fix !

if you installed firmware for u8650 on your u8510:

1. root phone

2. install root-explorer or similiar

3. edit the file /system/build.prop

4. find the line

ro.config.hw_front_camera=false

5. change into

ro.config.hw_front_camera=true

6. Restart your phone

Now you can switch cam in the cam app.

You could also change version numbers and such in build.prop so it looks like u8510 again.

u8510 and u8650 have exactly same firmware expect the configurations! Same boot, same recovery, same apps!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drduke:
Great find! Thanks for sharing. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
Damn, found this solution in parallel!

Just you were faster documenting it... :)

So up to the next issue: How do I get the logging going for logcat?

Found two candidates in

http://www.badlogicgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2010&p=10854#p10854

Both of which seem not the right ones to enable logging?!

Which file is to tweak?

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:37 PM ----------

Maybe logging is enabled by defining a service in init.rc??

service logcat /system/bin/logcat

---------- Post added 16th September 2011 at 12:07 AM ---------- Previous post was 15th September 2011 at 11:57 PM ----------

Or will it better be

service logcat /system/bin/logcat -r 1000 -v long -f /dev/log/main

? But then again, the /dev folder is for devices?! :confused:

---------- Post added at 12:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:07 AM ----------

Found a hint here:

http://groups.google.com/group/andr...70f?lnk=gst&q=service+logcat#22a0bda709d0870f

Will that "/dev/kmsg" really get LogCat to "/dev/log/main" ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kram3r:
translation

echo --------------------------------------------------------------------
echo # Installer by ZaDkYN #
echo # Instructions #
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------
echo $ Turn on your phone in fastboot mode $
echo $ (phone turned off press volume down and power on) $
echo $ Connect the phone to pc with usb cable $
echo $ Wait for the installer installs the recovery $
echo $ The phone will reboot and its ready $
echo $ Press any key to continue... $
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
How do i have to install CWM? Have downloaded it and it is a *.rar file. I don't know what to do with this rar...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bguerreiro:
Hi.

Just extract it, the execute instalador.bat (installer.bat in spanish)

The isteps are translated in the post above yours.

BRGDS

BG

---------- Post added at 11:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:43 PM ----------

Hi.

Do you mean the recovery of the original ROM, or beeing able to enter recovery?

BRGDS,

BG
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
enabling kernel logging for LogCat output

With Spanish Yoigo ROM there is no

/dev/log/main

I added it manually with

# mkdir /dev/log

# cd /dev/log

# mknod main c 1007 10

(after booting this is gone again...)

This page speaks about the logger automatically getting active when there is such file:

"The driver is activated when a user-space program opens a device node with the appropriate major and minor number. "

http://elinux.org/Android_logger#Device_Nodes

But nothing is logged in there... still something missing!

Any clues?

In this ROM's case there was simply a rm-line which had to be removed, but there is none in my ROM:

http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...re-has-my-little-log-gone-apex-1-4-1-bug.html

There is a uevent.rc file reading sth. about /dev/log/* being world-writable but not being world-readable for security reasons. But after booting there is no folder "log" in "/dev" at all. :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mngt135:
Just want to share i installed U8510-0 V100R001C00B830(Koweit) and Andorid version is 2.3.4

(Android 2.3.4 is a maintenance release that adds several bug fixes and patches to the Android 2.3 platform) from developer.android.com

(The latest version of Gingerbread, Android 2.3.4, bringing with it video chatting features as standard.) ??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
Where did you get that ROM (link)?

Was kernel loggin (LogCat) re-enabled?

---------- Post added at 12:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:47 AM ----------

nwm, Found it:

http://wiki.modaco.com/index.php/Huawei_Firmware_U8510
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sframbo:
Thanks for this hint. I'm ready now and my x3 is rooted and equipped with CWM and the 8650 ROM in spanish ;-) Great work, guys!

After using a compass app from market and calibrating it, it does its work as desired.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mngt135:
The links are dead

I have uploaded http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CE0P1OL4

U8510-0 V100R001C00B830(Koweit) Andorid 2.3.4
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ideosx3:
Thx mngt135!

Do you get any output from the free market app "alogcat"?

This is what I am after...

This is also available as APK from project page:

http://code.google.com/p/alogcat/downloads/list

Could you please give it a try on the new ROM?